terraemotus

See also: terrae motus

Latin

Alternative forms

• terrae motus

Etymology

From terrae, genitive of terra (“earth”) + mōtus (“movement”). Literally meaning "movement of the earth".

Noun

terraemōtus m (genitive terraemōtūs); fourth declension

1. earthquake

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	terraemōtus	terraemōtūs
genitive	terraemōtūs	terraemōtuum
dative	terraemōtuī	terraemōtibus
accusative	terraemōtum	terraemōtūs
ablative	terraemōtū	terraemōtibus
vocative	terraemōtus	terraemōtūs

Descendants

• Albanian: tërmet
• English: terremote
• Friulian: taramot
• Italian: terremoto, tremuoto
• Galician: terremoto
• Portuguese: terramoto, terremoto
• Spanish: terremoto
• Venetan: tarmoto, taramoto, taramot